mmm... downloaded 3.6, did a quick test, http://virgule.net/tmp/link.html it worked fine, hovering, clicking etc. Did I miss something ? I've been using this little trick for a ages, I'm pretty sure it has worked since the Netscape 6 days.

IIRC Internet Explorer <= 7, maybe 8 has some issues with it, it messes up the context menu, but that's irrelevant here